Chart Showing Income Disparities By Ethnicity Is Misleading

A chart claiming to show the differences in income among American households by race has been circulating on social media since last year. Some have used this chart in an attempt to disprove the concept of “white privilege,” as it appears to show that white Americans are at a lower income bracket than many other demographics. 

This chart has managed to gain hundreds and in some instances thousands, of interactions on social media.